Dear friend: I’ve had the honor of working at Compassion & Choices for over a decade, and I’m currently serving as interim CEO. I’ve had a unique opportunity to engage with our mission from many perspectives, particularly in our legal work. We are all in for you. And we’ve benefitted from the ongoing advocacy of many…

Al’s involvement with Compassion & Choices was deeply personal. After caring for his mother at home during hospice and later losing his brother to COVID-19, he became committed to helping others navigate end-of-life planning.

Lifelong New Jerseyan Reverend Gillian McAllister, a nondenominational minister since the ‘90s, died on March 2, 2025 in Delaware. She was instrumental in passing the New Jersey medical aid-in-dying law, although she was unable to use it herself at the end of her life.